Gundlupet/ Nanjangud: In separate incidents, three persons, who had gone for swimming and for a bath at lakes in Gundlupet of Chamarajanagar and Nanjangud of Mysuru on Sunday, have been drowned. Gundlupet: Two persons, who had been to a lake at Hatooru Lake near Terakanambi in the taluk yesterday afternoon, have been drowned. The deceased…
Kerala’s garbage raises a stink in Mysuru
January 18, 2019Two waste-carrying trucks from Kerala stopped at Gundlupet Mysuru: Kerala that is facing a huge crisis in solid waste management has found a convenient way of getting of waste: Dump them in Karnataka. Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is seeking public cooperation in a bid to reclaim the Cleanest City tag in India,…
Two trucks collide head-on; one injured
November 30, 2018Two goods-laden trucks collided head-on in the wee hours of today near Gundlupet. So severe was the accident that the front portion of one of the vehicles was mangled while the other truck turned turtle. Fortunately, no lives were lost. The accident occurred near Chikkahundi village in Gundlupet Taluk on National Highway 766 — Bengaluru-Nilgiri…
Elephant chases bus to protect calf
June 25, 2018Gundlupet: A female elephant, which was crossing the road with her calf near Molehole in Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Sunday, chased the Calicut-bound KSRTC bus for a distance to allow her calf to cross the road. A video of the incident which went viral on the social media yesterday shows the mother and her calf…
Loss in business forces youth to commit suicide
May 24, 2018Mysuru: A youth, who reportedly suffered losses in online chain link business, committed suicide by hanging self at his house in city on Tuesday. The deceased youth has been identified as Shashidhar (21), son of Puttaswamy, a teacher at a private school and a resident of Gundlupet. Shashidhar, was staying at Anandnagar in city and…
Perseverance pays for BJP’s Niranjan Kumar in Gundlupet
May 16, 2018Chamarajanagar: At last, ‘Lotus’ has bloomed in Gundlupet Assembly Constituency with BJP candidate C.S. Niranjan Kumar (94,151 votes) defeating Dr. Geetha Mahadevaprasad (77,467 votes). Since the first General Election in 1952, Gundlupet Constituency has seen 15 elections including a by-election. However only five people had represented the Constituency and now Niranjan Kumar will be the…
Rains in Gundlupet, Bandipur
March 16, 2018Gundlupet: There was welcome showers in Bandipur and other places bordering the forest yesterday, thus bringing slight relief to the people and animals. It has rained in several places including Bandipur, Gopalaswamy Betta, Devarahalli, Kadligowdanahalli and Gopalapura villages. As it has rained in Bandipur, the forest staff have heaved a sigh of relief because the…
Two leopards found dead in Kollegal, Gundlupet
February 18, 2018Kollegal/ Gundlupet: In separate incidents, two leopards were found dead at Thimmarajipura village in Kollegal and Mantipura in Gundlupet. In the first incident, a four-year-old leopard, which tried to cross the electric fence installed illegally around the field of one Suresh at Thimmarajipura, died after being electrocuted. Suresh had allegedly put up the electric fence…
Four arrested for illegal mining
January 28, 2018Gundlupet: Terakanambi Police have arrested four persons on charges of illegal mining in Patta lands in Kundakere village in the taluk and have also seized explosives used for illegal mining. Acting on a tip off, where the mining was going at the fields of Mallappa and Ankappa without a valid permit, the Police raided the…
Gundlupet’s own Believe It or Not!
January 19, 2018Gundlupet: In a straight ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ scene, copper pieces are oozing out of a wounded man’s leg at the Devarahalli village in Gundlupet taluk. Originally hailing from Doddatuppuru village, D.M. Mallappa is residing in Devarahalli. While he was working in his farm a few days ago, he hurt his leg. The gash…
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